Funkyflynz

Hey bud, car is looking good 👌🏻

Thanks, the alloy doors were taken off unfortunately, this was after i was told it had them 🤦🏼‍♂️but price was then dropped to reflect this to degree i was happy. hopefully one of the lads on here comes up with a set of injectors, but if i have to replace them im not sure i would go stock replacements as bosch dont make them anymore from what ive read and the ev6 ones are cheaper. It would be for performance gains - although i do plan on putting cams in it down the line. Thoughts?

Thanks Richard, im sure it will be. Just happy to have a group of helpful members for a project like this 👍🏻

Thank you. Let me know what you have mate.

Thanks mate really appreciate that. Unfortunately all the insulation on the resistors crumbled when i touch them. Might need some new shielding of some type? The cert plate states current MSNZ authority card required

Hey guys, new addition to the stable, 1996 M3 EVO. Sounds fun right? Well... Day 1 - Caught fire, Day 2 broke injector loom and 2x injectors. Cant wait for day 3,4 5.... (sigh) Theres a bit of a story behind this purchase, a few years ago i had an e46 M3, i sold it when i shouldn't have but family circumstances at the time required attention. Since then I've been up to my eyeballs in e36's, and for the last 18moths had a real hankering for an EVO, i looked at a full blown targa race car and was silly not to put an offer in, it was more than i wanted but since then the prices have sky rocketed as you likely have seen. These days a super tidy low km EVO is $40k, well out of my price range and even if i did make the leap i wouldn't feel comfortable thrashing it and doing some car club events. So i put the word out and come across this 1996 EVO, its 293,000, Singapore car imported back in 2000, actually has the service book stamped right up till 212,00kms. Its pretty rough, and has spent a few years sitting around (last wof in 2016 but rego is on hold), but, and this was the kicker for me, it had some serious love from Kayne Barry about 8 years ago who amongst other things installed a bolt in 1/2 cage and bucket seats, modifications i wanted to do. a heap of work was done fixing leaks, checking the box, diff. Has XYZ's and braided lines and is certified. But it requires a MSNZ authority card, no biggie as i planned on getting my license. Best of all it was a price that im comfortable flinging it around the track and events. Im really looking forward to getting to know this car and hope its a keeper, it needs a lot of love and attention after years of neglect (paint is atrocious) But first things first it needs to run! as you no doubt figured by now the fuel system appears to be shot, so im hoping an injector refurb (or maybe upgrade?), tank empty and new filter will see it back up and running, a couple of cam lobes showing signs of wear, but the rest look good. Any advice/experience with these EVO's would be appreciated, probably about time i tried to learn INPA now too. Thanks

Awesome build thread mate. Thanks fir the update

Hey Richard, did you end up producing a few of these for sale?

Thanks mate, appreciated

Well done finding a set, can i ask what they ended up costing landed? I love these wheels and wondering if a set could be in my budget thanks

Hey mate, lol, yes still looking.

Hey mate, coupe/vert. Thanks

😂😂 dont you start.

Thanks Richard, im really happy i finally pulled the trigger.

Lol, its a AC back section, no idea why its so far out, It will go in favour of a twin tip setup. Big fan of the sunflowers, but looking to trade them for some sunflower DS2’s

Sir D**s?

Hey guys, im looking for an e36 M3 drivers side mirror, hoping someone might have just the one on a shelf somewhere as i dont really want to buy a pair.

After years of lusting after an e36 vert i finally managed convince myself now is the time, i would have loved an M3 but the pocket book didnt stretch that far and to be honest i would get myself in trouble...again. I did however manage to grab a 1996 328 Manual...for 10x less than the specific M3 i have had my eye on for a long time 😂. Its spent its entire life with a surgeon and the while the km’s read 277,000 - yes thats 277k - the service book shows servicing every 15k by Jerry Clayton. Its got 24 years of touch ups to do but the base is great. Flew up to Auckland on Sunday and drove the entire trip back to New Plymouth with the top down. It was one of those trips you will always remember. Looking for a few items now but will post that in market place. Cheers.

the result of some race track action lol

12months in the LS e36 and its been a lot of fun, ive been fighting the car with various small issues, i guess to be expected when modifying a car this much with little experience. After some digging around i found that the cheapest Tyre option was to run 235/18’s. It was a mission to get them to work with decent geometry and the ride height i like (style still matters ?) and with the amount of angle the car now has. Over fenders were key.

My E46 M3 Manual. It was a rash decision to sell it (due to health reasons) and 12months later it sold again for $15k more! I would love another one but are now pretty much out price range ??

After the tyre incident i learnt my lesson and pulled what good kit i had off my 328 and dumped it into the LS, fixed it up and booked another day, determined to learn track 2 at taupo ( link all the drift sections). Was pretty nervous heading back out again, esp coming in hot to the dip where i had the crash, but persistence pays off and by the end of the day i was linking the full drift section. Its a weird uneasy feeling going 90+ kph sideways. IMG_4091.MOV

Haha, yes i enjoy looking back at those and thinking about all the things i did wrong. Great learning experience. Got back out there for another run after that.

With the car rubbing bad in the rear decided to lift it via spring adjusters, then put a smaller profile tyre on and went back out, the difference was night and day, i was able to keep the wheel speed up but raising it had changed the rear toe and it was getting zero side bite, combine this setup with trying to learn drifting at speed and..well... IMG_1162.MOV

With the LS1 car build i pretty much used what i had on the shelf rather than rob the 2.8 car for its good stuff. This was a big mistake, the softer rear springs and shocks cause excessive rubbing on the guards, this caused all kinds of issues when on and off the gas and transitioning. Something had to be done... to be continued